At current funding rates, Medicaid expansion could bring in $5.4 billion in new federal dollars to Texas and provide health insurance coverage to nearly one million low-income Texans with little cost to the state.
St. Mark’s celebrates Cameron Dezen Hammon, the communications turns 5 p.m. music director for the church, for winning the 2019 Discovery Prize in Nonfiction from the Writers’ League of Texas. Her debut memoir, This is My Body: A Memoir of Religious and Romantic Obsession, the awarded book, was published in October of last year and is celebrated for its fresh voice and inventive story.
Episcopal parishes St. Timothy’s, Lake Jackson; Holy Comforter, Angleton; St. Paul’s, Freeport, have combined efforts to include a food drive benefitting The Food Basket in their annual Blessing of the Animals (St. Francis Day) tradition. Due to COVID-19, this event will be held as a drive-thru.
An Old Story: Truth, excited that she’d discovered a way to help people live life and live it to the fullest, hurried out into the streets to tell everyone the good news. But as she approached people trying to tell them the truth, they would scream and run away.
Welcome Table, Inc. offers programs and resources that bring people together for learning, inspiration, sustenance, and friendship. Welcome Table is proud to announce it has named Tim Miles its new Executive Director.
St. Stephen’s new Spanish language instructor Ann Befroy, Ph.D., recently asked her students to collaborate on a playful class project designed to help build and strengthen their vocabulary skills. Her students scripted and produced a video of their own Spanish-language soap opera, known as a telenovela.
St. John’s, Sealy; St. Philip’s, Hearne; and St. Peter’s, Brenham, are all small parishes with huge hearts. Prior and during the pandemic, these three congregations have fused their efforts with local organizations to help feed those who are facing hardships. These endeavors have only gained momentum during these uncertain times.
A trailblazer prior to her appointment, she became an icon during her service on the court- often referred to as RBG. Justice Ginsberg worked to advance our country’s constitutional rights for as long as her health allowed,and now we pray thatshe rest in peace. He
Out of safety precautions related to COVID-19, the 172nd Diocesan Council to be held on February 26-27, 2021, will gather in a virtual format. In addition to ensuring …
When St. James’ Episcopal Church celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 1998, The Rev. Antoine Campbell, its then Rector, said of it: “This wonderful church, for 60 years has received the love of God, shared the loved of God, and proclaimed the love of God for all humanity. There is no finer way to spend 60 years.” And, it continues in its mission and work to this day.
St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Houston, is the oldest African American Episcopal Church in the city of Houston. St. Luke’s was originally established in 1920 as St. Clement’s Episcopal Church through the organizational efforts of Dr. R.O. Roett and others.
The Small Church Network in the Diocese of Texas is excited to bring to you our fall 2020 offering. Yet this time, it will be virtual on Zoom, rather than in-person at Camp Allen.
Celebrating 175 years of mission in Christ, we are a diverse community of believers following the Episcopal tradition across our 81-county diocese spanning nearly 70,000 square miles in the central, eastern, and northern regions of Texas. Founded in 1838, we are more than 450 active clergy-strong with 174 congregations, approximately 70 missional communities, 27 campus missions, chaplaincies, foundations, institutions, and over 72,000 parishioners.
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